Jain Journal 1972 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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scholars. But the Jaina Sanskrit literature could not get required representation at this conference.
The following seven papers concerning Jaina contribution Indian literature and thought were presented in the conference :
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1. Dr. A. N. Upadhye, Professor of Jainology in the University of Mysore, in his paper entitled “Sanskrit, Prakrits and Apabhramsa’ said that the literary heritage of India, prior to the new Indo-Aryan languages, can be assessed only by the study of these languages.
2. Muni Sushil Kumar, initiator of World Religion Conference, read his paper "Contribution of Ancient Jainacaryas to Sanskrit Literature' and circulated it's printed copies.
3. Dr. Dayanand Bhargava of Delhi University, read his paper 'Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit Poetry', which was also published in the souvenir of the conference.
4. Prof. B. J. Sandesara, Director, Oriental Institute, Baroda, could not be present at the conference but he sent his two papers (i) 'Contribution of Jainism to Sanskrit Literature' and (ii) 'Contribution of Gujarat to Sanskrit Literature'. In these papers he attempted to show how the literary and scholastic medium of Sanskrit was gradually adopted by Jainism, and how in course of time Sanskrit occupied the pride of place among the Jaina scholars.
5. Dr. U. P. Shah from the same institution read his paper Anekāntavāda and the Modern World' in which he concluded that anekāntavāda has a message for our modern world which is fraught with the danger of a total war leading to large-scale annihilation of life and culture.
6. Dr. Indra Chandra Shastri, University of Delhi, presented his paper 'Pratikramana : The Daily Ritual of the Jainas' which shows a universal importance of the practice to help in removing mutual hatred and developing the feeling of friendship.
7. Prem Suman Jain (the author), University of Udaipur, read his paper 'Contribution of Western India to Jaina Sanskrit Literature' in which he gave a brief account of Jaina Sanskrit literature written in Rajasthan and Gujarat through ages. He dwelt on some aspects of the language of Jaina Sanskrit literature.